Morton Spinner

Background

Spinner, Morton was born on April 15, 1928 in New York City. Son of Morris and Clara (Dick) Spinner.

Education

Bachelor, New York University, 1947; Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1951.

Career

Intern, Beth Israel Hosp, New York City, 1951-1952; assistant resident in surgery, Bellevue Hospital III Division, New York City, 1952-1953; resident (orthopedics), Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York City, 1955-1957; partner, Brook Orthopedic Associations, Brooklyn, 1957-1983; president, Morton Spinner, Doctor of Medicine Cedarhurst, New York, since 1983; professor orthopedic surgery, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, New York, since 1969. Founding president Sunderland Society, 1980.

Achievements

• Morton Spinner has been listed as a noteworthy Orthopedist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to captain United States Army, 1952-1955, Korea. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Orthopedic Association, American Society for Surgery of the Hand (county member 1978-1980), Group d'Etude de la Main, Society International de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie, American Academy Othopedic Surgeons. Member American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (founder), New York Society for Surgery of Hand (president 1976), N. Y. Academy Orthopedic Medicine (chairman 1979-1980).

Interests

• Avocations: stamps, coins, computers, stock market.

Connections

Married Paula Lerner, December 19, 1954. Children: Jeffrey Arlen, Robert Jay, Steven Jonathan.

Father:

Morris Spinner

Mother:

Clara (Dick) Spinner

Spouse:

Paula Lerner

child:

Jeffrey Arlen Spinner

child:

Steven Jonathan Spinner

child:

Robert Jay Spinner